Don’t run for president in 2016, Texans warn Gov. Rick Perry

73 percent of Texas voters said Rick Perry should not run in 2016. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)

“Don’t run, Rick.”

That’s the clear message from Texas voters to Gov. Rick Perry when it comes to a potential second run for the White House in 2016 (or even another term as governor).

In a recent poll from Public Policy Polling, 73 percent of Texas voters said the Republican governor should not run for president in 2016.

After his failed 2012 bid for the White House, even Republicans are apprehensive about another Perry campaign: only 31 percent of Republicans said he should give it another try, compared to 51 percent who said he should not.

Non-Republicans were even less enthused, with 5 percent of Democrats and 15 percent of Independents saying he should get in the 2016 race.

But should he give up campaigning for good? The Texas voters also weighed in on Perry’s current gig as governor of the Lone Star state and only 29 percent of voters said he should run for re-election in 2014.

This doesn’t mean his chances for re-election are bleak. The poll showed a stark partisan divide: 49 percent of Republicans said he should give it a go.

Despite the fact that only 8 percent of Democrats and 22 percent of Independents think Perry should run again, if Perry gets the Republican nomination he will still be in good position to be Governor of the notably red state.